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Even when its less than ideal conditions I can handle the jobs safely. Whole rear axle swap on gravel, with a big camper...
07/22/2025

Even when its less than ideal conditions I can handle the jobs safely.
Whole rear axle swap on gravel, with a big camper and trailer connected.

Been a very busy weekend. Did both front wheel bearings on a land rover, then a service call to mission where I repaired...
05/26/2025

Been a very busy weekend. Did both front wheel bearings on a land rover, then a service call to mission where I repaired rotted out brake lines on a camper rv, and finished it off with a full set of ball joints on this nice Chevy 3500 dually.

Time for a well deserved steak, Chipotle sweet potato, and beer dinner

Here's some pics of the engines near catastrophic failures, some measurements, and stages of it being torn down.
03/17/2025

Here's some pics of the engines near catastrophic failures, some measurements, and stages of it being torn down.

03/17/2025

First crank of this engine I fully built for a tow truck.
It got a c**t stage 2 cam, full gasket kit top to bottom, new lifters and rings, new sensors, and is ready to work hard now.
Filling the oil rails, reservoirs, and lpop all greatly help these engines fire up quickly and reduce time spinning without oil pressure.

Just finished a service call to a ranger that couldn't move, wheel was about to fall off. Replaced the knuckle cause the...
11/16/2024

Just finished a service call to a ranger that couldn't move, wheel was about to fall off.
Replaced the knuckle cause the race welded itself to it and destroyed everything. Was able to save the hub
Got it running safe and no more abs lights

06/24/2024

That dodge also has a hydraulic lift dump box that wasn't working. It had been wired up incorrectly, and parts were missing.
Found the needed parts, tested the wiring and figured out how it had to be wired to work properly, and got this dumping fairly quickly!

Got this dodge V10 running, it was crank no start. No spark, diagnosed the ecm as failed. Unfortunately these old ecm ar...
06/24/2024

Got this dodge V10 running, it was crank no start. No spark, diagnosed the ecm as failed. Unfortunately these old ecm are hard to come by, so it got sent to a tech repair shop. Took near 2 months to get back but $800 repair vs near 2 grand for new!

Finished a 6.0 head gasket job on this nice lariat outlaw. this job kept getting bigger and more involved. Unfortunately...
05/27/2024

Finished a 6.0 head gasket job on this nice lariat outlaw. this job kept getting bigger and more involved.
Unfortunately this was a repeat failure shortly after being at another shop. There was tons of loose bolts, damaged parts, and corners cut.

It ended up getting a cylinder machine due to grooves in the bore, complete reseal and new bearings, a new stage 2 c**t camshaft, and a 6" lift as well.

Someone at one point put a jack under the transmission bell housing so that needed to be welded and repaired.
The last shop charged for doing lifters but the rear main seal was leaking, and coupled with the transmission damage I suspect they never did the lifters at all.
The transmission, rear cover, and seal need to be removed to get the rear lifters out.

Most bolts were loose, and some like the oil cooler bolts in the pic were barely even threaded in at all.
There were 2 ipr screens since the old one wasn't pulled out when it was removed last.
And an amusing vice grip holding a brake line bracket that blended in really well, must have been that way for years!
Just to name the more memorable issues.

6.0s aren't as terrible as many claim they are, the biggest issue is lack of proper maintenance, and poor repairs/diagnostics. Done well they are great engines, but a bad mechanic or neglect can make them very expensive.

Just finished a clutch job on this VW golf tdi. Had my shop helpers keep me company too
05/20/2024

Just finished a clutch job on this VW golf tdi. Had my shop helpers keep me company too

Nastiest and most plugged filter I've ever seen!Cat C12 was acting like it's out of fuel, wouldnt run or maintain prime ...
05/03/2024

Nastiest and most plugged filter I've ever seen!
Cat C12 was acting like it's out of fuel, wouldnt run or maintain prime on the fuel system.
Replaced the filters, tried to blow out the fuel line but it was plugged. Replaced the fuel line and got it back running

Dodge ecodiesel wheel bearing time.
04/24/2024

Dodge ecodiesel wheel bearing time.

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